A Visit to the Chattahoochee Nature Center

My Aunt Betty forwarded me an email from the Chattahoochee Nature Center about an Infant Walk that they do several times a year. Natalie really loves to be outside these days, so I thought it would be fun. It is beautiful over there! Now I'm wondering how it's possible that I've lived in the Atlanta area for 13 years and never been there before! We enjoyed the guided walk and then strolled through the gardens, checking out flowers and butterflies.

Let's go!! So much to see and so little time!

Pretty mystery plant #1.

Pretty mystery plant #2.

Pretty lilypads. No frogs though, boooo.

Jewelweed aka Touch-me-nots. We learned 2 very cool things about this plant on our walk: 1 - it has skin-healing properties and can be used for poison ivy and other rashes. And 2 - If you barely touch or squeeze the little seed pods that you see, they pop open. I got much more of a kick out of this than Natalie.

One of many butterflies in the flower garden.